Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Amburana cearensis: A Scientometric Study on an Endangered Medicinal Tree

Table 4

Indications for medical uses of Amburana cearensis reported by traditional communities.

Indications for medical uses	PU	MP	Geographical region	Reference
Used in the treatment of influenza, coughs, anorexia, external ulcers, urinary tract infections and sinusitis	ba, fl, and se	N.E.	Cariri paraibano—NE Brazil	[17]
Influenza, sinusitis, headache, muscle pain, cough, constipation and dizziness	ba, se	Syrup, maceration, powder, tablets	Rural community of laginhas, caicó, RN—NE Brazil	[18]
Cough, bronchitis, asthma, lung disorders, rheumatic pain, sinusitis and suspension of menstruation	ba	N.E.	Terezina, PI -NE Brazil	[19]
Poor digestion, diarrhea, intestinal colic, healing and snake bite	ba, fl, se, and sh	Decoction, infusion, maceration	Town of Laços, Tanhaçú, Ba—NE Brazil	[20]
Fatigue, bronchitis, sinusitis and other respiratory diseases	ba	Homemade syrup	Apodi, RN—NE Brazil	[21]
Flu, sinusitis, headache, muscle aches, cough, and constipation	ba, se	Homemade syrup, maceration, candies	Rural Community of Laginhas, Caicó—NE Brazil	[22]
Control of abdominal pain, bronchitis, asthma, rheumatism, menopause and hypertension	ba, se	Decoction, infusion, maceration, poultice	Monte Azul, MG—SE Brazil	[23]
Cough, influenza, sore throat and wound	ba, fl	Seasoning, decoction (tea), infusion	Crato, Juazeiro and Babalha, CE—NE Brazil	[14]
Intestinal gas, sinusitis, constipation, calming, colic, anti-anemic, antiflu, bronchitis, body pain, headache, snake venom, stomach pain	se, ba	Tea e tincture	Vista Alegre District, Claro dos Poções, MG—SE Brazil	[24]
Digestive system diseases	se, ba	Infusion	Rural Community of São Sebastião, Vitória da Conquista, BA—NE Brazil	[25]
Treatment of gastric ulcers	N.E	Homemade syrup	Cubatão, SP—SE Brazil	Guimarães et al. 2017
Inflammation and analgesic	N.E	Prepared in alcohol	Aldeia Velha Community, Chapada dos Guimarães, MT—CO Brazil	[26]
Inflammation of the skin, throat, gynecological, influenza, measles, fever and influx	ba	N.E.	Serra do Zabelê (Nova Olinda, CE), Matozinho, Estância, Serra do Zé Gomes and Mangueiras (Exu- PE)—NE Brazil	[27]
Influenza, expectorant, sinusitis and wound	ba	Decoction, sauce, inhalation, bath	Quincunca Community, Farias Brito, CE—NE Brazil	[28]
Diseases of the respiratory system, digestive system, cardiovascular system, diseases of the blood and hematopoietic organs, infectious and parasitic diseases, snake bites and migraines	st, rb, sa, sh, se	Tea, syrup, bath, gargle, tincture, inhalation	Conservation Unit Tatu Bola, Lagoa Grande, Pernambuco—NO Brazil	[29]
Anti-inflammatory, intestinal colic, flu, stomachache, snake bite, diarrhea, migraine, emetic, headache, joint pain, dizziness, fever, constipation, depurative, diuretic, kidney infection	se, ba	N.E.	Community of Santo Antonio, Currais, PI—NE Brazil	[30]
Expectorant and sinusitis	ba	Homemade syrup	Barra de Santa Rosa, Cuité, Nova floresta Baraúna, Picuí, PB, Jaçanã, RN—NE Brazil	[31]
Chickenpox, infantile colic, inflammation in general, tooth, eruptions, influenza, antipyretic and expectorant	ba, se	Syrup and bath	Oeiras, PI—NE Brazil	[32]
Nervous system disorders, used especially as a calming and as antidepressant	ba, se	Tea, tonic and homemade syrup chewed	Texeira de Freitas, BA—NE Brazil	[33]
Infection	ba, se	N.E.	Humaitá, AM—N Brazil	[34]
Influenza	ba	Bath	Terezina, PI—NE Brazil	[35]
Intestinal diseases	se	Tea	Bom Jesus, PI—NE Brazil	[36]

PU = part used; MP= method of preparation; ba = bark; sb = stem bark; rb = root bark; sa = sap; fl = flower; se = seed; sh = sheet; st = stem; N.E. = not specified; PI = Piauí; BA = Bahia; RN = Rio Grande do Note: SE = Sergipe; MG = Minas Gerais; SP = São Paulo; NE= Nordeste; MT = Mato Grosso; CE = Ceará; PE = Pernambuco; AM = Amazonia; NE = Nordeste; SE = Sudeste; CO = Centro Oeste; N = Norte.